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Author: Ian Graham, Staff Editor
Shortly after 12:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 5, 2005, prisoner No. 55170-054 – better known as Martha Stewart – is due to be released from a prison in Alderson, West Virginia. Stewart was convicted in 2004 of lying to U.S. government investigators about a personal stock sale she made in 2001. She served a five-month prison sentence and will spend the next five months under house arrest wearing an electronic ankle bracelet. Then it’s two years of probation. <p>In 2003, 8.5 percent of prisoners in the United States were women. The total prison population that year was 2,078,570, so that means there were about 176,000 female inmates. <p> In 1999, 2,481,808 women were prosecuted for crimes in the United States, out of a total of 14,203,822. That’s about 17 percent.
DEFINITION:
Female prisoners, expressed as a percentage share of the total prison population. Data for 2003.
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH |
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1 | Thailand | 20.3% | 2003 | |
2 | Bolivia | 16.7% | 2003 | |
3 | Qatar | 11.8% | 2003 | |
4 | Paraguay | 11.3% | 2003 | |
5 | Costa Rica | 10.8% | 2003 | |
6 | Singapore | 10.4% | 2003 | |
7 | Argentina | 9.5% | 2003 | |
8 | Malaysia | 9% | 2003 | |
9 | United States | 8.5% | 2003 | |
10 | Peru | 8.1% | 2003 | |
11 | Spain | 7.8% | 2003 | |
=12 | Andorra | 7.3% | 2003 | |
=12 | Jamaica | 7.3% | 2003 | |
14 | Portugal | 7.2% | 2003 | |
15 | Nepal | 7.1% | 2003 | |
16 | Panama | 6.9% | 2003 | |
=17 | Netherlands | 6.8% | 2003 | |
=17 | Guatemala | 6.8% | 2003 | |
19 | Australia | 6.7% | 2003 | |
20 | Saudi Arabia | 6.6% | 2003 | |
21 | Belize | 6.4% | 2003 | |
=22 | Mozambique | 6.3% | 2003 | |
=22 | Chile | 6.3% | 2003 | |
24 | Switzerland | 6.2% | 2003 | |
=25 | Luxembourg | 6.1% | 2003 | |
=25 | Colombia | 6.1% | 2003 | |
=25 | Belarus | 6.1% | 2003 | |
28 | Hungary | 6% | 2003 | |
=29 | Suriname | 5.9% | 2003 | |
=29 | Ukraine | 5.9% | 2003 | |
=31 | Cyprus | 5.8% | 2003 | |
=31 | Russia | 5.8% | 2003 | |
=33 | Venezuela | 5.7% | 2003 | |
=33 | Austria | 5.7% | 2003 | |
=33 | Japan | 5.7% | 2003 | |
36 | Finland | 5.6% | 2003 | |
Emerging markets average (profile) | 5.52% | 2003 | ||
=37 | Vietnam | 5.5% | 2003 | |
=37 | Kiribati | 5.5% | 2003 | |
=39 | Vanuatu | 5.4% | 2003 | |
=39 | Sweden | 5.4% | 2003 | |
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 5.4% | 2003 | ||
=41 | Norway | 5.3% | 2003 | |
=41 | Cambodia | 5.3% | 2003 | |
=41 | Latvia | 5.3% | 2003 | |
44 | Estonia | 5.2% | 2003 | |
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 5.17% | 2003 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 5.16% | 2003 | ||
=45 | Canada | 5% | 2003 | |
=45 | Oman | 5% | 2003 | |
=45 | Germany | 5% | 2003 | |
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 4.91% | 2003 | ||
48 | Greece | 4.9% | 2003 | |
European Union average (profile) | 4.84% | 2003 | ||
49 | El Salvador | 4.8% | 2003 | |
NATO countries average (profile) | 4.72% | 2003 | ||
=50 | Denmark | 4.7% | 2003 | |
=50 | Romania | 4.7% | 2003 | |
=50 | Iceland | 4.7% | 2003 | |
=53 | Swaziland | 4.6% | 2003 | |
=53 | New Zealand | 4.6% | 2003 | |
=55 | Barbados | 4.5% | 2003 | |
=55 | Czech Republic | 4.5% | 2003 | |
=57 | Italy | 4.4% | 2003 | |
=57 | Mexico | 4.4% | 2003 | |
=57 | Albania | 4.4% | 2003 | |
=57 | China | 4.4% | 2003 | |
61 | Uganda | 4.3% | 2003 | |
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 4.29% | 2003 | ||
=62 | Papua New Guinea | 4.2% | 2003 | |
=62 | Botswana | 4.2% | 2003 | |
=62 | Kazakhstan | 4.2% | 2003 | |
=65 | Mauritius | 4.1% | 2003 | |
=65 | Mongolia | 4.1% | 2003 | |
=65 | Brazil | 4.1% | 2003 | |
=65 | Belgium | 4.1% | 2003 | |
=65 | Croatia | 4.1% | 2003 | |
70 | Philippines | 4% | 2003 | |
=71 | Lesotho | 3.9% | 2003 | |
=71 | Malta | 3.9% | 2003 | |
73 | France | 3.8% | 2003 | |
=74 | Turkey | 3.7% | 2003 | |
=74 | Indonesia | 3.7% | 2003 | |
=74 | Senegal | 3.7% | 2003 | |
=74 | Saint Lucia | 3.7% | 2003 | |
=78 | Slovenia | 3.6% | 2003 | |
=78 | Kenya | 3.6% | 2003 | |
=78 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.6% | 2003 | |
=81 | Zimbabwe | 3.5% | 2003 | |
=81 | Benin | 3.5% | 2003 | |
=81 | Iran | 3.5% | 2003 | |
=81 | Sri Lanka | 3.5% | 2003 | |
=85 | Morocco | 3.3% | 2003 | |
=85 | Angola | 3.3% | 2003 | |
=87 | Madagascar | 3.1% | 2003 | |
=87 | Dominican Republic | 3.1% | 2003 | |
=87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3.1% | 2003 | |
=87 | Bulgaria | 3.1% | 2003 | |
=87 | Guyana | 3.1% | 2003 | |
=92 | Lithuania | 3% | 2003 | |
=92 | India | 3% | 2003 | |
=92 | Grenada | 3% | 2003 | |
95 | Libya | 2.9% | 2003 | |
96 | Bangladesh | 2.8% | 2003 | |
=97 | Lebanon | 2.7% | 2003 | |
=97 | Poland | 2.7% | 2003 | |
=99 | Rwanda | 2.6% | 2003 | |
=99 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 2.6% | 2003 | |
=101 | Slovakia | 2.5% | 2003 | |
=101 | Burundi | 2.5% | 2003 | |
103 | Chad | 2.4% | 2003 | |
=104 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.3% | 2003 | |
=104 | Togo | 2.3% | 2003 | |
=106 | Armenia | 2.2% | 2003 | |
=106 | South Africa | 2.2% | 2003 | |
108 | Dominica | 2.1% | 2003 | |
=109 | Guinea | 2% | 2003 | |
=109 | Ghana | 2% | 2003 | |
=109 | Mali | 2% | 2003 | |
=109 | Honduras | 2% | 2003 | |
113 | Nigeria | 1.9% | 2003 | |
=114 | The Bahamas | 1.8% | 2003 | |
=114 | Tonga | 1.8% | 2003 | |
=114 | Algeria | 1.8% | 2003 | |
=114 | Namibia | 1.8% | 2003 | |
=118 | Georgia | 1.7% | 2003 | |
=118 | Israel | 1.7% | 2003 | |
=118 | Pakistan | 1.7% | 2003 | |
=118 | Azerbaijan | 1.7% | 2003 | |
122 | Jordan | 1.6% | 2003 | |
=123 | Fiji | 1.5% | 2003 | |
=123 | Zambia | 1.5% | 2003 | |
=125 | Malawi | 1.2% | 2003 | |
=125 | The Gambia | 1.2% | 2003 | |
127 | Burkina Faso | 1% | 2003 | |
=128 | Tanzania | 0.9% | 2003 | |
=128 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.9% | 2003 | |
130 | Solomon Islands | 0.7% | 2003 | |
=131 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=131 | Tuvalu | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=131 | Sudan | 0.0 | 2003 | |
=131 | Seychelles | 0.0 | 2003 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Crime > Prisoners > Female
- United States ranked first for prisoners > female amongst High income OECD countries in 2003.
- Spain ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Europe in 2003.
- Bolivia ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Christian countries in 2003.
- Thailand ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Emerging markets in 2003.
- Singapore ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2003.
- Qatar ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Former British colonies in 2003.
- Portugal ranked second for prisoners > female amongst European Union in 2003.
- Netherlands ranked first for prisoners > female amongst Non-religious countries in 2003.
- France ranked last for prisoners > female amongst Group of 7 countries (G7) in 2003.
- Andorra ranked second for prisoners > female amongst Cold countries in 2003.
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Posted on 03 Mar 2005
Ian Graham, Staff Editor
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I find her comments to be right on target in every area and since almost 90% of all violent crime is by males, she is right, look for someone with testicles to find out who did it. I too am glad I do not have them and if I woke up suddenly to find I did, I would cut those things off.
Posted on 25 Aug 2010
Amy+Becker
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Regardless of the reason, if you want to find the perpetrator of a crime, especially a violent crime, start by looking for someone with testicles as testicles do seem to make one prone to violence. I am glad I do not have them.
Posted on 20 Aug 2010
Kathy
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Posted on 03 Aug 2010
Bryan
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males are innocent its only because of female that we male put over self into crime.
Posted on 29 Jul 2010
male
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Posted on 16 Apr 2010
Kathy